I disagree that anyone can do a trip like yours. My health wont allow it, my wife wouldn't consider it and my life is too tied up in expenses to afford it. It is fun to dream though with inspiration from others (like yourself) that document their adventures.

Thank you for involving all of us that have followed your ADVenture!
I agree w/ you that anyone can follow in your tracks to do the same thing! Yes, anyone can!
When we are older; responsibilities, kids, health issues, etc., etc.,get in the way and cloud our vision and perceptions!
It is much harder but still doable! Priorities just need to change if we want to do this type of thing!
I have lived in a VW Westfalia for 5 years traveling in N/A and Baja in relative comfort! It was a palace! Traveling, riding, skiing, climbing, surfing, and windsurfing. That was easy and I was younger! I'm looking forward to doing it again on a grander scale sometime soon, but on a motorcycle! MUST CHANGE PRIORITIES!
I'm not old, but at 49 it's hard to find guys to go ride dirt on a weekend day, yet alone for two weeks, much less SIX months!

Michelle, My hat is tipped to you, for your willingness to take part in a huge trip like this! You have no idea how incredible of a journey to undertake this trip and be a part of... You are a shinning star in a sea of mediocracy!
Riding pillion on an inferior bike for these conditions! Aye to be young again,

Jordan, I realize you know how special Michelle is and you guys will travel together for along time!
I still am amazed that the little NINJA took you ,two up, to some of the worlds most incredible places in NA and SA!
Your a stud!! At 6'2" I would not take a NINJA 250 on a weekend ride, much less what you did!
I WOULD BE IN PAIN FROM THE RIDING POSITION after a few hours!
BTW I just finished reading your ride report after a 6 hour dirt bike ride in 30-43F temps, not a d/s ride but true dirt in the Northwest Oregon mountains. I'm tough, but I could not do what you two did on the 250!
Truly amazed as I have read ride reports that guys one up on far "superior" machines have ended in failure or have had major mechanical problems.
You both deserve huge kudos for attempting an undertaking as you have done, and taking time to share this w/ the ADV crowd!!

Again, thank you for sharing! Your adventures have just started!
Please keep us posted as to future travels even if it does not pertain to M/C!

So truly refreshing to read a report from first to last...thank you for such extra effort to write and post this. This has inspired so many of us to continue to get out there and ride the bikes that we have.

There was a point while following this report where it went from a ride report to an epic tale, not unlike reading a classic novel. Thanks so much for putting in the considerable effort to document it for us.

Thanks for sharing your report with us, and with so much detail and suspense!
Got to love it when the epiphany of, "Hey! I've got some money, some time, and a wild hair (or two)" comes along like so many planets aligning.

One of the best Latin America reports ! What an adventure !Proved once again that for the trip of your life , don't need the latest , biggest and most expensive bike . I hope you married your girl ...
All the best to you two ,
-zie egret.

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small bikes are the win and NOT because they are cheaper.
They maneuver better, easier to keep them up on dirt road, easier to pick up when they fall and the slow speeds help you understand why you are on the journey to begin with

Glad you bumped this up, Treadless. It really IS an incredible report. Whenever I hear people complaining that they need a bike of a certain (always large) size to take a long trip on, I tell them to read this RR. Taking a 250 Ninja down to Argentina! Not ONE rider, but TWO. WITH camping gear! And the OP was a rather tall fellow, 6 foot 4 or so iirc. Yes, I think they were close to 100 percent on tarmac, but they did it. And I guess pillion must not have been a bad seat, because iirc Michelle was very sorry to say goodbye to the bike when they flew home. A fine, fine report.

Glad you bumped this up, Treadless. It really IS an incredible report. Whenever I hear people complaining that they need a bike of a certain (always large) size to take a long trip on, I tell them to read this RR. Taking a 250 Ninja down to Argentina! Not ONE rider, but TWO. WITH camping gear! And the OP was a rather tall fellow, 6 foot 4 or so iirc. Yes, I think they were close to 100 percent on tarmac, but they did it. And I guess pillion must not have been a bad seat, because iirc Michelle was very sorry to say goodbye to the bike when they flew home. A fine, fine report.

Happy to see people are still enjoying my old ride report!

The majority was tarmac, but we did hundreds of miles on dirt roads too. Water crossings, mud, sand, the whole deal. And of course some of that Central American tarmac makes you wish for a nice dirt road.

That was a very comfortable bike, although Michelle did "cheat" by having a throw pillow strapped to her seat for the duration of the trip.